Used to describe an unsuccessful gold digger. Named after Martin Frobisher, an Elizabethan seaman, who brought 1,350 tons of gold ore back to England from the Americas only to find that it was worthless.
Did you hear about Emily? She just found out her boyfriend's in debt. Third one this month. What a massive Frobisher.
A campaign tactic whereby a sitting Prime Minister, dropping fast in the polls, appears at a northern Food Bank to act as if he cares about Indigenous kids - despite taking Indigenous kids to court after being found to have violated their Human Rights by a Federal Human Rights Tribunal.
Liberal Aide: "Oh my God, I'm going to have to move back in with my mom, we're polling at 29%!"
Trudeau: "Don't worry, we're going to pull a Frobisher Food Bank Fakeout. They'll never know what hit them."
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.
In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.
The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.